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Cybersecurity Training Often a Tangled Web

CLO Magazine

In 2016, Yahoo Inc. The Evolution of Security Skills,” a report from the Computing Technology Industry Association, a nonprofit trade association, found only 21 percent of businesses completely satisfied with their current level of security. The Role of CLO. In 2013, Target Corp. It’s not for lack of effort.

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What Does Gen Z Want in the Workplace?

KnowledgeCity

Whether it is because of the dominant role technology has played in their lives or the steadily evolving attitudes toward diversity in the workplace, Gen Z is a group that has broken the mold. In addition to being the most diverse generation in U.S.

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Cultivating capability with Walmart’s Brandon Carson

CLO Magazine

With additional L&D roles in the tech industry at Yahoo and consulting with Microsoft, Carson transformed training and cut his teeth building out L&D teams. “ With 180,00 associates across 2,000 stores, Carson led the push to accelerate competency and confidence and moved training beyond the break room.

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How Digital Learning Became Connected Learning

Leo Learning

It is fair to say that early learning management systems, largely associated with eLearning delivery and event booking, were often more top-down and business-focused than solutions aimed at solving learners’ real needs. The Early Stages of Data-Driven Learning. The Growing Need for Knowledge-Sharing Platforms. What happened next?

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The New-School Virtual Leader

CLO Magazine

Further, the role of the business leader has changed. Consider the backlash Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer had to deal with last year when she changed remote working policies at the company. Not so long ago divisions between the boardroom and the workforce were clear.

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Here Come the MOOCs

CLO Magazine

MOOCs also have a potential role in corporate learning and development — an industry reliant on technology and always in search of greater quality and efficiencies. To date, most developments in the traditional MOOC space have been in academia. and UPS, the Journal report said. What’s to Learn? Content is also different.

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Why Cybersecurity is an Every-Employee Initiative

Avilar

Every employee, in any role at any level in the organization, should learn to follow the most basic cybersecurity rules, including: Passwords : Use strong, unique passwords, with upper and lower case letters and numbers. Edward Snowden and the NSA. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. The Russian government and the 2016 presidential elections.